School Social Worker at Holly Park Academy

National Heritage Academies•Lansing, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is full time, 40 hours per week. Located in Lansing, MI, Holly Park Academy opened in 2009 and serves students K-8. At Holly Park, you can connect passion with purpose. Holly Park Academy has academically outperformed its local district nine years in a row and is ranked in the top 5 schools in Lansing. The school offers a supportive, professional, and collaborative team with strong educator support from school leadership and a behavioral support specialist. They care deeply for the whole child and offer wrap-around services to ensure that struggles outside the classroom don't impede learning. A fully mapped-out curriculum with supporting materials is provided, and professional development is offered through regular time with leaders, professional learning communities, colleagues, and training from a world-class curriculum team. The school is an award recipient for School Safety and Employee Engagement.

Requirements

Qualified candidates must hold valid licensure for the state they are working in.
Michigan: MSW degree and Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) issued by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)
School Social Work Full Approval and/or Provisional/Professional School Social Worker Certificate issued in the Michigan Online Educator Certification System (MOECS)

Responsibilities

Provide group and individual counseling sessions and classroom support to special education students as mandated per student IEPs.
Progress monitor IEP goals associated with mandated services and participate in student IEP meetings.
Provide group and individual counseling sessions to general education students, and monitor students’ responses to interventions.
Develop and monitor student responses to behavior intervention plans, including providing support and consultation to general and special education teachers.
Complete psychosocial assessments to assist in the determination of special education services.
Conduct functional behavior assessments and communicate the results to all team members in parent-friendly language.
Complete risk assessments on students referred for school social work services.
Establish relationships with both students and parents and participate in all aspects of school planning.
Assist in identifying needed community resources for students and make appropriate referrals to resources to facilitate educational and behavioral interventions recommended for student success.
Provide staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student participation in the learning process and collaborate with school staff and other school system personnel in implementing strategies to promote student learning.
Provide crisis intervention services.
Maintain state-required clinical records and submit appropriate documents for statistical reports with adherence to program standards in school social work.